TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Tuesday  March 8, 2016.   
    This is the 68th day of the year, there are 298 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current   
       weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center   
       website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov   
       In 1717 1200 sheep were found buried under a snow drift for 4 weeks   
               in Long Island Sound.  100 sheep were still alive.   
       In 1909 The town of Brinkley AR was struck by a tornado which   
               killed 49 persons and caused 600 thousand dollars   
               property damage.  The 1200-yard wide tornado destroyed   
               860 buildings.  Entire families were killed as houses   
               were completely swept away by the tornado.  Tornadoes   
               killed 64 persons and injured 671 others in Dallas and   
               Monroe counties during the Arkansas tornado outbreak.   
               This was part of a major outbreak of tornadoes from   
               south central into eastern Arkansas. A total of 61   
               people across the state were killed.   
       In 1984 A freak "thunder snowstorm" produced high winds, vivid   
               lightning, and up to seven inches of snow in the   
               northern suburbs of Washington D.C.   
       In 1987 Thirty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported new   
               record high temperatures for the date, including   
               Madison WI with a reading of 71 degrees.  Afternoon   
               highs of 68 at Houghton Lake MI and 72 at Flint MI   
               smashed previous records for the date by 14 degrees.   
       In 1988 A cold front brought wintry weather to the north   
               central U.S.  Snowfall totals in northwestern Minnesota   
               ranged up to 8 inches at Roseau and Hallock.  Winds in   
               South Dakota gusted to 61 mph at Brookings.   
       In 1989 While arctic cold gripped the northeastern U.S.,   
               unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the   
               southwestern states.  Albany NY reported a record low   
               of 2 degrees below zero.  Tucson AZ reported a record   
               high of 90 degrees.   
       In 1990 Late afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in   
               east central Iowa and west central Illinois.  Thunder-   
               storms spawned a tornado south of Augusta IL which   
               traveled 42 miles to Marbleton.  Golf ball size hail   
               was reported at Peoria IL and near Vermont IL.   
       In 2000 A tornado hits Milwaukee, WI...becoming the earliest   
               confirmed tornado during a year. The previous earliest   
               confirmed tornado during a year was on April 2.   
      
      
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